gnarled

英 [nɑːld]

美 [nɑːrld]

adj.  扭曲的; 多节瘤的; 疙疙瘩瘩的; (因年老或疾病)弯曲的

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BNC.21937 / COCA.15383

牛津词典

adj.

• 扭曲的；多节瘤的；疙疙瘩瘩的
  twisted and rough; covered with hard lumps
  1. a gnarled oak/branch/trunk
     多节瘤的橡树 / 树枝 / 树干
• （因年老或疾病）弯曲的，扭曲的
  bent and twisted because of age or illness
  1. gnarled hands
     扭曲的手

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （树）多节瘤的，扭曲的，疙疙瘩瘩的
  Agnarledtree is twisted and strangely shaped because it is old.
  1. ...a large and beautiful garden full of ancient gnarled trees.
     长满了扭曲盘错的古树的漂亮大花园
• ADJ-GRADED 长满皱纹的；皮肤粗糙的；关节扭曲的
  A person who isgnarledlooks very old because their skin has lines on it or their body is bent. If someone hasgnarledhands, their hands are twisted as a result of old age or illness.
  1. ...gnarled old men...
     满脸皱纹的老人
  2. His hands were gnarled with arthritis.
     他的双手因患关节炎而扭曲变形。

英英释义

adj

• used of old persons or old trees
  1. gnarled and knotted hands
  2. a knobbed stick
  Synonym:gnarlyknottedknottyknobbed

双语例句

• The wind has gnarled this old tree.
  大风扭坏了这棵老树。
• An old, old ivy vine, gnarled and decayed at the roots, climbed half-way up the brick wall.
  一条很老的、多结巴的、根已经腐朽的常青藤爬上了砖墙的中部。
• The tree has gnarled red branches and deep green leaves.
  这棵树的树枝扭曲多瘤且呈红色，树叶则是深绿色。
• The bent and gnarled bodies of spruce and fir trees tell the story of hard summers and harder winters near the mountain tops.
  在临近山顶的地方，无数扭曲的云杉和松树诉说着这里严酷的冬夏。
• The old man drew a long gnarled finger across his throat.
  那老人将一只长而粗糙的手指划过他的喉咙。
• I hoped to find a guide who could bring me safely into the Festering Wood and back, for I had come to see for myself the strange creatures that are the "gnarled walkers".
  我希望能有一个向导能够安全的把我带进溃烂森林（FesteringWood）而后再出来，因为我知道那里面有着一种奇特的生物，多节行者。
• China is a land of opposites-ancient pagodas and Buddhist temples mingled with steel high-rises and gnarled expressways.
  中国是两极共生之地&千年宝塔、古刹与钢筋大楼、纵横交错的高速公路相呼应。
• Although few have ever heard of Eta Carinae, if things go wrong horribly wrong it could be the final, gasping words spilling from the gnarled lips of the last dying humans on Earth.
  虽然很少人曾听说过的船底座伊塔星，如果出了问题-可怕地错误的-它可能是地球上最后死亡人类出自粗糙嘴唇的最终、气喘的字。
• His hands were gnarled with arthritis.
  他的双手因患关节炎而扭曲变形。
• A pecan tree can live for300 years and when they're old and gnarled, they can still bear fruit.
  今天是核桃树节，核桃树能活300年，老了之后还能结果。